The first impression as you pull up in the car park opposite is that of peace as you're surrounded by woodland. Cross over the road, through the main gate and you arrive at a lovely little courtyard laid out with tables and chairs and an imposing wood building on your right which is where the production takes place. The shop and cafe entrance is straight ahead of you. Through the door and into the loveliest shop and cafe. Small but very well formed with bottles of their produce everywhere as well as a really good selection of other local produce including bread, eggs, meat, beer, chocolate and English grape wines.
There's a little tasting area enabling you to try before you buy and towards the back of the shop are more tables and chairs where you can sit and enjoy something to eat and drink if the weather isn't nice enough outside.
There was a wonderful looking selection of cakes, biscuits and flapjacks to tempt us so we opted for a couple of coffees, a massive slice of carrot cake and a large flapjack. The cakes vary day to day, so it's pot luck but they all looked fresh and homemade.
A few minutes later, our order was brought over and silence ensued while we ate our treats. Fantastic. A moist, gooey cake full of flavour and enough icing to satisfy but not overwhelm. The flapjack was again moist, fresh and full of flavour and not to mention a bargain at £1.25 for a huge chunk! Coffee was freshly made and plentiful.
It's a wonderfully relaxing environment that's typically English and quite unique. We met the owners who are as eclectic and unique as the establishment, very friendly, very knowledgeable and very welcoming.
Well worth a visit.
Lurgashall Winery
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